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Blackburn Lake at Heron Point opposite Naughton Gve Blackburn

Melbourne

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ME_YGR023 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 1st February 2015 10:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
78%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
180µS/cm
pH
7.2pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
16° C
Temperature - WATER
20° C
Turbidity - NTU
13NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Raining
Last rainfall
Raining Now
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
1m - 2m
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,cans,packets,polystyrene,waxed cardboard

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Good 8 Good 8 Poor 2 Good 8 Good 29

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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